Molecular Characteristics and Epidemiology of Meningococcal Carriage, Burkina Faso, 2003

Molecular Characteristics and Epidemiology of Meningococcal Carriage, Burkina Faso, 2003

To describe Neisseria meningitidis strains in the African meningitis belt in 2003, we obtained 2,389 oropharyngeal swabs at 5 monthly visits in a representative population sample (age range 4–29 years) in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. A total of 152 carriage isolates were grouped, serotyped, and gen...

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Main Authors: Judith E. Mueller, Lassana Sangaré, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Zekiba Tarnagda, Yves Traoré, Seydou Yaro, Raymond Borrow, Bradford D. Gessner, Pierre Nicolas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
carriage
Africa
ST-11
serogroup W135
serogroup A
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/6/06-1395_article

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